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Oday 22 Small leak John Kleineberg at 3:05am 08.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1147 I have a 1974 O'day 22 that sat for 15 years in abackyard before it was given to me. The boat has
Should I purchase a Catalina 30 1987 Bob R at 2:57am 08.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1331 I have the chance to purchase a 1987 Catalina 30- tall rig, full 5'3" draft that has been on the har
Forestay lenght Fred15636 at 2:56am 08.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/910 I'm looking for the forestay lenght from pin to pin.The previous owner installed a furler and the f
lost rudder hermansail at 2:31am 08.29.05 Day Sailers 2/963 i have a 20 foot oday made in 1974. we lost our rudder and need a replacement.can anyone suggest ho
fin verses shoal keel for new boat GKuffner at 2:30am 08.29.05 Big Boats 7/1267 I will be buying a new Hunter 33 or 36 and would like comments regarding whether to get the fin vers
Sailing From St. Petersburg, Florida to Galveston, Craig Warren at 2:23am 08.29.05 Ask All Sailors 18/14108 I have bought a 1974 27' Oday in St. Petersburg, Florida and want to sail it back to Galveston, Texa
Should I buy this sailboat? Linda at 1:48am 08.29.05 Ask All Sailors 14/2156 I am 42 years old, and I've always wanted to learn to sail a boat by myself. I've sailed with frien
Engine starting issues David Ochoa at 1:11am 08.29.05 Big Boats 48/4073 My H376 has the 3JH2E Yanmar Engine with the type B panel. It has the key switch where you turn the
want to use 6 volt batteries Bill22177 at 12:57am 08.29.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1179 I am interested in replacing my group 27 batteries (I use a bank of two batteries for my house batte
Main and jib sheet sizes - H23.5/240/26/260 Rick Macdonald at 12:54am 08.29.05 Smaller Boats 0/819 Below is a post of mine from a couple of weeks ago. It rolled off into the archives so I've quoted i
170 and its captain dunked by squall gball at 12:26am 08.29.05 Day Sailers 9/1125 Hi all,Well, I officially baptized my 170 on Saturday (I'm an avid Laser sailor too, so I, and tha
Morgan hydraulic steering problems Raf18372 at 12:13am 08.29.05 Morgan 1/2313 My 28 years old Scheel-designed, Morgan-built 45' ketch has been having some hydraulic steering prob
Epoxy or polyurethane Primer for deck? deeman7777 at 11:56pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1191 I am repainting the deck on my 77' H25. Is has several layers of old paint which I am ATTEMPTING to
HOSE IS CLOGGED! AXEL at 10:51pm 08.28.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1778 Over the weekend the hose clogged from the head to the holding tank. I opened things up and found a
Lightning ground Anthony at 10:48pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1010 The wiring schematic on my boat shows a lightning ground of the mast to one of the bolts that hold t
Is the Gooseneck Slide Adjustable? Bob at 10:38pm 08.28.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1697 Having never unloosened the upper and lower screws on the boom gooseneck fitting, I was wonderering
Exhaust hose leaks John at 10:19pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 5/894 I have a small leak when I shut down my M25 on my 83 Catalina 30. The leak appears to be in the OLD
Winter Cover Larry Guptill at 10:07pm 08.28.05 Morgan 2/1596 For many of you southern owners this qiestion will be of little interest but for us northerner's it
Lifting sailboat with a forklift? Cactus Jack at 10:01pm 08.28.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2579 We keep our Catalina 25 in a wet slip at a marina that also has dry storage. I need to pull the boa
Home Depot anchor shackles Bob F at 3:28pm 08.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1218 While shopping at Home Depot for a household project, I foung stainless steel anchor shackles in bot

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How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Erickson QE3 at 5:50pm 10.29.20
DIY leather steering wheel cover project Mikem at 5:49pm 10.29.20 When we purchased our new to us Hunter 466, the wheel had a cover but it had some holes and was fla
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port (1) catalanc at 5:47pm 10.29.20 Appended is a pic of the quadrant on the inside of the transom. I greased/oiled the cables and tig
Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? Tom J at 5:47pm 10.29.20 So what do we call sailboats with motors? Sailmotors? ;) Weren't they called auxiliary sailboats?
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Erickson QE3 at 5:46pm 10.29.20
Steering Wheel Cover Justin_NSA at 5:44pm 10.29.20 How do you possibly figure out how much cord you need!!
make stanchions removeable? Ron20324 at 5:40pm 10.29.20 ...Not being able to remove the stanchions makes haulout and covering difficult. Has anyone ever cut
Thru hull factory valves Mike Oldak at 5:27pm 10.29.20 @Calvin1Calvin Former Hunter dealer who worked on a hunter 27 as a volunteer same model and year.
Steering Wheel Cover Ziggler at 5:24pm 10.29.20 @Ziggler , what kind of line did you use for that masterpiece? A friend of mine used some shock co
Blue Interior Cushions that came on O'Day 1983 to end of production O"Days. Richard19068 at 5:19pm 10.29.20 ...I would be interested in new fabric if I can find fabric very similar. This has been asked ma
Starbrite antifreeze recall Rich Stidger at 5:13pm 10.29.20 Good on them for owning in such an aggressive way. Wonder how that employee is doing What emplo
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port Tom J at 4:56pm 10.29.20 Everything seems to indicate that you have some sort of steering quadrant under the cockpit, and the
make stanchions removeable? gfroch at 4:52pm 10.29.20 Yes. I had a Hunter with the same stanchions. Made it simple to drop them for tarping. We just left
Starbrite antifreeze recall Bob S at 4:48pm 10.29.20
Starbrite antifreeze recall sesmith at 4:39pm 10.29.20 All the more reason to always check the bottles yourself with a refractometer when winterizing.
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 4:33pm 10.29.20 As I'm retired every day is Friday unless I'm golfing or Sailing then its Saturday. BTW the island h
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port catalanc at 4:19pm 10.29.20 Hi Ron, Everything looks OK, inside and out. I think the problem is that there is no stop and the
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Hunter216 at 4:18pm 10.29.20 The mast is long for the size for the boat, and cannot be laid flat with the base attached. I alway

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